Vehicle-wheel.



v :PATN'TED MAY 21', .1907.'

Nog-.855655.

E. F; KRBLL. vBHIcLB WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED HOY. 11, 1905.

'A county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have inf others skilled in theart to which it pertains4 UNITED STATES PATENT onli *EMIL F. KRELL, orDETROIT, MICHIGAN;

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented May'21,'1eo7.

Appleman-rea November 11, 1905. vserial No. 286,781.

To all whom t may concern.-

-Be it known that I, EMIL F, Kam, a, 'Citi-v zen ofthe United States',residing at Detroit,

to make and use the same, reference being had vto 'the accompanyingdrawings, which'- ferme a part of this specification.

ISS

" tion ofthe-vehicle wheel sho v broken away and inV section.

ze cross sectional v'iew through therim and invention-relates to animprovement m vehicle wheels shown in the accompanying drawings and moreparticularly set 4forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawingsz-v-Fijgurel is a'sideelevathe' parts 2 is a 3 is asimilar cross sectional view showthe means emplog to lock the telescop#ing parts together. 4 `is-a cross sectional view showing a' variation. 5is a detail view showing Fig. 4 in side elevation.v

- The object of my invention is to construct a wheel, morev es eciallylfor automobiles, havin@ all the res' A 1urt er object ofmy-inventionis'the simplicity .of its construction and the ease wit which theseveral parts may be assembled. i

Referring to the letters of reference shown on the drawings, A is anautomobile wheel,

and B its outer rim, preferablyof rolled steel, in which is inserted arubber tread B', suit-f ablysecured thereto. C is the other portion (ifAthe rim with which the part B has tele.- scopic en agement. The part Cis 'come posed of uplicate portions c-and` c secured' together by boltsc* and provided with recesses cito receive `the endsof the spoke. A

gasket c3 is inserted between the parts c and.

c', lining also the spoke socketsor recesses c2. c are channels toreceive the projecting ends of the outer rim B. c'f'are oil cups, bywhich fibrous material, located between the spring' means, thecontacting surfaces 'of the inner and outer rims are. lubricated. e

D is a coil or spirally wound spring,'ho used within the portions BandC. E, E, indicate shoes of leather- Orother and the telescopic rimsofthe wheel. V

F indicates/a locking pin secured .m 'the life fof the same. should thespring flatten out through wear;

ency of-a pneumatic tire with the addedl advantageof increased life orvwearing ualities.

` in two sectionshav'in'g vided with a sleeve f, the object ofthe pinbei ing to'hold the rims so as to rotate together.

- G indicates a suitable packing of rubber or other' material, housed'vwithin a depression formed in the vrim C and designed to prevent theentry of dustA or .moisture betweenthe contacting surfaces ofthe rim;

It will be seen that by the use of rnyinvention, I am able to retainal1-the resiliency' of a f pneumatic tire, with the added 'advantagethat I do away with the possibility of .punce turing,the tire andmaterially' increase the It will also be seen'that .the outer rim Btelesco e with t e inner portion C to such an extent t at the projectingflanges will bearagainst the end ,walls o f the' channelsc?, resultingin what ma be considered a solid tire, so. that' under a conditions thevehicle will be able to proceed. l Y' the variation shown 1n 4 and 5,the innerportio'ns ofA the telescopic to thefelly of an ordinary vehiclewheel.f The drawing in this case shows the outer rimwithout-'the rubberor fibrous shoe, shown in the other views. with a leather or rubbershoe, if desired.

' What I claim iszv v Y 1. In avehiclewheel, ametallic rim-formedtelescopic relation one' with the other, ane astic compressible elementhoused within the parts adapted to act upon both parts of therim to keepthem in elastic relation, one rim portion being formed: ofv two loitudinal upon suitab e'packing material, substantially as'described.

2. In a'vehicle wheel, a sections havi telescopic relation one withformedin two secured i351 It may, however,- be provided parts boltedtogetherv rim to keep them inelastic relation, and a' as described.

thewheel, substantially -parts adaptedto aetuponboth parts of the I O 3brous' material between the spring and the telescoping of v`3. navehlcllewhetia metlilic'rimformed in two` sections having telescopic'relation one lwiththe other, a spiral spring housed within thepartsladapted to act upon both'fparts of the rimto keep them in elasticrelation, one

.rim portion being formed of two longitudinal parts bolted together uponsuitable material, vsubstantially 4as described.`

` 4. Ina vehicle wheela metallic formed two sectionsvhavingtelescopicrelation one' 'ether to embrace the spokes, a spiral spring with theother", the inner, portion formed of oused Within the U.shaped sectionsto keep "two lon lita'1fcli1`1al arts' embracing the ends ofA `the'.pa/rtsI in elastic relation, and means for 'the spo es land ai'.comprssible -elementfhouse'd Within' the rim sbstantially asjdes'cried..

. "prtloluJ and means for lubricating the tele- -In testimony whereof,I' signthis'specific'a- 'xszog'ing pai'ts,' substantially as described.tion inthe presence of tWo Witnesses.

. Tn a .vehicle Wheel, a metallic rim formed' EMIL KRELL;

lof tvgorUlsliaped sections having telescopic' l/Vitnsses: Areation'onewith Athe other, one .rim section MAUDE SMITH,

1 forgnedlof two longitqlinalparts-bolted `t'o' V o HENRY E .'V1LLERoT.

oltedtogether,- anelastic hol'i'ng the telescopin parts in engagement,15!

